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Sunday, January 29, 2012

as yourself

i keep myself warm
with
heat pump
blanket
soft clothes
i keep in touch
with
internet
phone
television
i wash clothes with running water in a machine
i shop for food in a clean store
i drive myself in the car i bought
i take my children to the doctor when they are sick
i buy bibles for our household
i have leisure time
and
spend it reading by electric light
i take care of myself
but
i am not called to love
me
(i was steeped
in self-love at birth)
i am called to
love
the
othersas much

i struggle to meet this command. how about you?

continuing to count his gifts to 1000 -

504. coffee with my husband at mcdonald's early today
505. listening to the olders discussing flat top hair cuts at mcdonald's this morning
506. lemon bars
507. dinner on the grounds (aka lunch at church) with small group
508. the movie, courageous
509. my husband's leadership in our family
510. students looking for ways to love their neighbors
511. my girl, the one i mentor, her honesty is gorgeous

14 comments:

yes. and then when I love, I wonder if it is enough? Since I struggle with this question on a daily basis, I have learned to pray when I see a need and ask Him if it is my place to fill it. Sometimes it is, sometimes it isn't.

I'm with MrsP--I love that photo. I struggle to love ENOUGH, I think. Because I have all of these advantage that you mention here, sometimes I wonder if I fully understand. But this moving toward understanding...I think this a lifelong process.

I've been trying to let our children see that we live like kings - how totally blessed we are. When my oldest went on a mission trip to uganda a few years ago - he learned hands-on. Another son is in military training - and while he has all that - he's learning how blessed we are. This morning, they got cold showers because someone accidently opened a door that blew out the heater! LOL

Oh Wow, Kendal. This is so beautiful. This moves my heart. One of our pastors recently challenged our church to read the Bible through in a year and underline every scripture that deals with the poor. God definitely has a heart for the poor. So should I.